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2 The Situation
2 PCI Compliance Defined
5 Overcoming Challenges
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The Situation
commit to compliance with the PCI DSS and agree that they
standard, PCI DSS 2.0, can be found on the PCI SSC website.
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5 Benefits of Compliance
Many organizations consider compliance with PCI and other
regulations a nuisance imposed upon them by regulators.
But its important to realize that compliance also brings
business benefits.
2. Peace of mind
3. Avoidance of costly fines
4. Easy path to a secure environment
5. Customer confidence boost
implementation categories:
increases exponentially.
There are three specific vulnerabilities that the IT team should
isolate cardholder systems, both from the Internet and noncardholder zones of the internal network.
configured.
For this reason, its important that the IT team review all
service providers.
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A Framework for
PCI Compliance Initiatives
Becoming PCI-compliant may have ripple effects
throughout an organization. To make the transition
as stress-free as possible, consider using this fourstep framework:
Overcoming Challenges
One of the most significant issues that IT departments must
address when working on PCI compliance is a tendency
to overlook details in the standard and not abide by the
to the organization.
that are out of scope. Virtualization may also change the ways
that the IT team approaches control implementation. For
example, Trend Micro and Kaspersky Lab have found ways to
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tie antivirus into the hypervisors, eliminating the need to load
also protect web apps from direct access to attackers and can
Cisco Systems
The Cisco Compliance Solution for PCI DSS 2.0 implements a
is also one of the most overlooked. Security staff often find log
WatchGuard Technologies
TIBCO Software
Barracuda Networks
The companys line of web application firewalls provides
organizations with a PCI DSS compliance solution for public-
Trend Micro
Trend Micro has a variety of security products that can assist
organizations in meeting PCI compliance obligations:
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can help you tackle tasks such as log and event management
service includes:
Gap analysis
Approved scanning vendor (ASV) services
Wireless security testing
Internal and external assessment and penetration testing
Code review
Secure development training
To learn more about CDWs POS solutions and PCI DSS compliance, contact your
CDW account manager, call 800.800.4239 or visit CDW.com/pcicompliance
the endpoint.
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